On Mowgli and Tarzan: Savage Reading for Civilized Readers
Despite the incorrigible march of civilization, there will always be an inborn appeal for feral fantasies. The howls of Romulus and…
Coincidentally: A Variety of Spirits
For twenty-five years, Francisco Morales delivered milk to the lactarians of El Paso, Texas. This “Pancho,” who died in 1997…
Coincidentally: Old Boney
A reflection of Mark Twain abides: “How often we recall with regret that Napoleon once shot at a magazine editor…
Coincidentally: Who Says There are Two Cultures?
Different hemispheres of the brain govern intuitive artistry and inductive science. Atrophy of one of the lobes can cause either…
The Unsolved Mystery of Mr. Dickens
June 9, 1870. Charles Dickens sat writing at his desk. He had been laboring more than was his custom on his…
Coincidentally: A Song of India
Facing me every morning on the wall of the room where I take my coffee and cast a cold eye…
Coincidentally: The Time of the Singing of Birds
Any normal teenager who daydreams of becoming a famous feuilletonist will find no theme more promising than the coincidence of…
Coincidentally: Intestinal Fortitude
In 782, Charlemagne suppressed a Saxon uprising led by the Westphalian chieftain Widukind, and massacred 4,500 captives in revenge for…
Squirrel Nutkin and the Art of Mischief
Running up and down Yggdrasil, the Tree of trees of Nordic lore, goes Ratatösk the Squirrel. Up and down Yggdrasil Ratatösk…
The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope: Escape From Cynicism
Are you a prisoner of cynicism? In a godless world where men tend to hedge their bets on man before…
